Home - Miriam Wei Wei Lo Flashcards
What does Miriam capture throughout her free verse poem?
Wei Wei Lo captures the complexity of having a hybrid identity
Where where her parents from?
her mother was of Anglo-Irish lineage, while her father was Malaysian Chinese
How does Wei Wei Lo view her home?
Not necessarily a phyiscal space but rather an abstract idea that means different things to different people
What does the poet dream of her home to be?
A faraway place where her eastern and western heritages don’t clash and she is able to see her true self.
What does she hope to be protected from when she finds her home?
the negative impacts of the poverty associated with her Malaysian Chinese heritage and the historical and contemporary exploitation done by her Western ancestors to people throughout the world.
What is the second section called?
Without Warning
What does she draw upon in the second section?
intense and evocative Christian imagery to demonstrate the awesome power of language
Why does Wei Wei Lo use christian imagery?
It is inspired by her own personal faith
What does the poet depict in section two?
the poet depicts the experience of repairing her connections to her ancestral and cultural heritage through language as a spiritual experience – one that is removed from the real world.
What is the third section called?
A place to return to
What happens in section three?
The poet returns from her spiritual world to her family in Australia
What does the section three language contrast and how?
It contrasts section two being grounded by realism and reality. Showing how she has found a stable sense of home.
“and the mulberry tree, that foreigner / so completely at home, growing taller each year.”
Technique(s): Visual imagery, Juxtaposition Idea(s): Negotiation with and establishing of a physical connection to home
“An image so bright and complete / it can only be seen with eyes tight shut. As in prayer. / As in sleep - a dream that outlives reality.”
Technique(s): Simile, Anaphora, Religious imagery
Idea(s): Individual’s relationship with home, Connection and physical disconnection from home
“No children are raped there. / No one eats while others go hungry.”
Technique(s): Simile, Anaphora, Religious imagery
Idea(s): Individual’s relationship with home, Connection and physical disconnection from home
